Some interesting player comps for Jayden Daniels and other second-year QBs
Speculation is rampant concerning Commanders' QB Jayden Daniels and the other second-year NFL quarterbacks.
Pro Football Focus produced this week their projections for the NFL rookie class of quarterbacks from 2024. The question they posed was what the ceiling and floor would be for these second-year quarterbacks. The ceiling for Jayden Daniels was extremely high, and it is no doubt that the Commanders would love for Daniels to have a year similar to what Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson has enjoyed, resulting in multiple NFL Most Valuable Player awards.
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Here is the PFF List, and where they were drafted in 2024:
Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears (1 overall)
Ceiling - Jordan Love, Floor - Bust
Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders (2 overall)
Ceiling - Lamar Jackson, Floor - Kyler Murray
Drake Maye, New England Patriots (3 overall)
Ceiling - Trevor Lawrence, Floor - Daniel Jones
Michael Penix Jr, Atlanta Falcons (8 overall)
Ceiling - Justin Herbert, Floor - Jameis Winston
Ceiling - Joe Burrow, Floor - Sam Darnold
Bo Nix, Denver Broncos (12 overall)
Ceiling - Drew Brees, Floor - Mac Jones
PFF is already ready to think Caleb Williams might be a bust this soon? With Ben Johnson as his head coach?
Both comps for Jayden Daniels are also very much extremely quick, mobile quarterbacks. Daniels did lead the Commanders in rushing with 891 yards. More importantly, his TD/INT ratio was 25:9, and while passing for 3,568 yards, he also completed 69 percent of his passes.
Drake Maye's ceiling may say more about how PFF views Trevor Lawrence and Daniel Jones.
Interestingly, both comps for Michael Penix, Jr., are also guys who can really throw the ball down the field.
Seeing that he never played a down last year, and will be taking his first NFL regular season snaps this season, what evidence did PFF have to suggest the ceiling for J.J. McCarthy would be one of the NFL's top passers, Joe Burrow? In addition, Sam Darnold had his career-best year last year, and that is McCarthy's floor?
All the other ceilings were current NFL quarterbacks. Perhaps PFF simply is trying to be cute because Sean Payton coached both Brees and Nix?
This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Commanders' Jayden Daniels has the highest ceiling of the 2nd-year QBs
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